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DictionarySeeback doorthrough the back door
through the back doorIn a deceptive, corrupt, or indirect manner, especially in a way intended to reduce the visibility of an action. The school board is trying to rush this major change through the back door, and we need to fight them on it!See also: back, door, throughby/through the back ˈdoor in an indirect or unofficial way: She has powerful friends, so she got into the diplomatic service by the back door.See also: back, by, door, throughthrough lintel through lintelA lintel whose thickness is that of the wall in which it is placed.AcronymsSeeTTBD |